Despite the bad weather on Tuesday, the ice of the Amur Bay came athletes on the Buer. The strong wind only gave speed to sailboats on skates. So young stormtroopers are preparing for the upcoming race. During severe exercise was observed by our correspondents.
Tests for young athletes begin on the shore. When the wind gusts 10 m/s, lift and pin to the Buer of the shrew the sail difficult. But you have to work often without gloves.
Vasilisa Arrested, the athlete: "it is Impossible to do with gloves on, it's just uncomfortable. I do it sometimes with tears in my eyes, it's very hard. And everything else is easier."
The transformation of boats in the yachting takes place with keys and nuts. Three skates, a sail and into the open sea. To drive a winter boat to the place of training is also difficult. But the final whistle ... and the sailboats on skates are rapidly gaining speed.
Ekaterina Shinkarenko, correspondent: "Sails in the Amur Bay even in winter. The ice has finally risen, and now in full swing preparing for the storm races."
Drilling competitions gather the best athletes. Therefore, training on schedule, despite the harsh weather conditions. Sea ice, unlike lake ice, does not allow to accelerate to the maximum. However, 60-70 km/h bearista squeeze.
Mikhail Druzhinin, coach: "this is the dynamics, the speed, you can see how exorbitant, on the water such speeds do not happen. This is the most important thing in the drilling sport."
And yet you can and should be faster. About coach young athletes tells them at the end of the workout.
Jaroslav Olkhovsky, athlete: "Sometimes failed to pick up speed, because everything was in the drive, they went at a sharp rate, and I was ovalifolia".
The control system of the buoy is similar to a yacht. But to hone the soft entrance to the turns and speed control in winter conditions will have more than once.